diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
--- a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
@@ -2481,7 +2481,8 @@
 Typically used when there is no PR, for example if the issue was reported on
 a mailing list.
 
-|`Submitted by:`
+|`Submitted by:` +
+(deprecated)
 |This has been deprecated with git; submitted patches should have the author set by using `git commit --author` with a full name and valid email.
 
 |`Reviewed by:`